 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | The New York Times has an inte4resting article today about the special challenges facing people under 40 diagnosed with cancer. They didn't mention oral cancer as one of the ones where the rate of young people with a diagnosis is going up but since oral cancer tends to be overlooked a lot I guess I shouldn't be surprised! http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/30/health/30canc.html?_r=1&8dpc&oref=slogin
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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